Kurma Purana — Uttara Bhaga, Shloka 9
Dāna-dharma: Types of Charity, Worthy Recipients, Vrata-Timings, and Śiva–Viṣṇu Propitiation
दानधर्मं निषेवेत पात्रमासाद्य शक्तितः / उत्पत्स्यते हि तत्पात्रं यत् तारयति सर्वतः
dānadharmaṃ niṣeveta pātramāsādya śaktitaḥ / utpatsyate hi tatpātraṃ yat tārayati sarvataḥ
Debe practicarse el dharma de la dádiva, hallando un recipiente digno y según la propia capacidad; pues ese mismo digno receptor surge y, de todas las maneras, se vuelve medio de liberación para el dador.
Lord Kurma (Vishnu) instructing on dharma (charity and proper giving)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: vira
FAQs
Indirectly, it points to purification: giving to a worthy recipient becomes a means of “crossing over” (tārayati), supporting inner clarity that culminates in Self-knowledge (ātma-jñāna) taught elsewhere in the Kurma Purana.
This verse emphasizes karma-yoga in the form of dāna: disciplined, capacity-based giving to a proper pātra as a purifying practice that supports higher sādhana, including Shaiva-Vaishnava synthesis paths like Pāśupata-oriented restraint and devotion found in the text.
By framing dharma as a universal purifier leading to deliverance, it aligns with the Purana’s non-sectarian synthesis: the same dharmic discipline supports realization and liberation upheld across both Shaiva and Vaishnava teachings.